Companies have a crucial role in meeting the main target set in the Paris climate change agreement to limit the temperature increase from global warming to 1.5°C, according to a recent report from the Carbon Trust.
The report is …
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Independent investors in media group Sky voted heavily against the remuneration report with just 36% of shareholders giving it their backing at the AGM this week (12th October). Chairman James Murdoch received a narrow vote in support of his re-election …
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Drinks company Diageo has topped the latest rankings for good corporate governance from the Institute of Directors (IoD) in its third annual review of the UK’s top 100 companies.
The 2017 Good Governance Report was compiled for the IoD by …
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is assisting the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency (HANFA) and the Zagreb Stock Exchange (ZSE) to update and strengthen the country’s corporate governance code.
Croatia has had a code for companies listed …
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Many large and mid-cap companies worldwide (72%) do not acknowledge the financial risks of climate change in their annual financial reports, according to the KPMG Survey of Corporate Responsibility Reporting 2017.
Of the minority that do acknowledge climate-related risk, …
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A consultation has been launched seeking views from investors and companies on whether the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research and Analysis have been effective in ensuring the integrity and efficiency of the services provided by proxy advisers.…
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Recommendations were published this week by SEBI panel chaired by Uday Kotak which are designed to radically improve corporate governance practices in India.
The committee on corporate governance was set up in June by the Securities and Exchange Board of …
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